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Top 30 think tanks in the world 2011
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Hans Dembowski’s book „Taking the State to Court – Public Interest Litigation and the Public Sphere“ was originally published in early 2001. However, Oxford University Press soon discontinued international distribution, because the Calcutta High Court accepted a contempt of court petition against the author and the publisher.
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The issue of refugees and asylum-seekers provokes heated public debate in many countries around the world, including in Australia. On 14 February 2012, in an address in the Lowy Institute's Distinguished Speaker Series, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, examined emerging developments and trends in forced displacement around the world and the complex, inter-related factors which cause people to flee their homes in search of safety, security and protection.
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Every year, the United Nations raises the awareness of landmines and their effects on people around the world.
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF is the world's leading children's organization. Over the last six decades, UNICEF has cultivated policy positions on a wide range of issues that affect children.
UNICEF - POSITION ON ISSUES
International Labor Rights Forum
Serap Yazgac, a young worker in her twenties, decided she needed a union after she was severely burned by an industrial iron at a Trexta facility in Çerkezköy, Turkey, which makes accessories for Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, Samsung, Dell and other consumer electronics companies. The scalding hot manufacturing iron fell on her hand and stuck for several minutes before someone pulled it from her burning skin.
TI-USA calls for Congress to pass the Leahy/ Cornyn amendment to criminalize undisclosed self-dealing by public officials
Transparency International - USA
CALGARY—The recession continues to impact Calgarians much more deeply than is generally portrayed, according to a new report released today by a group of Calgary organizations. The downturn has created a triple bind for students.
Sheldon Chumir Foundation :: New report shows economic downturn still affecting students and new Canadians
Berkman Center
DPLA West Conference + WebcastKellogg Institute
South African Bishop to Deliver Romero LectureCNAS is pleased to host Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defense of the Republic of Singapore, for a speech on "Security in the Asia-Pacific: A Singapore Perspective" on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The event will feature introductory remarks by the Honorable Jon Huntsman, former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.